Ian Russell (Guitar, Instrumentalist, Tunes, Vocals) Simone Fornow (Voice, Lyrics, Tunes) Paul Mortimer (Bass) Stew Crookes (Pedal Steel, Guitar) Jonathan Adjemian (Organ) Dave Clarke (Drums)
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"At some point, we let the prefix "alt-" sub in for "real" in discussions of honest, unadorned and stubbornly unfashionable country music. This is pretty real."
- Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star
FORTHCOMING
In December 2008, $100 released the first installment in their 7" vinyl series. Regional Seven Inch sees singles on 7" records released all throughout the country on a variety of labels. The A side of each record necessarily deals with a subject thematically linked to the region out of which the label is based. Songs about cancer treatment in Toronto, work shortage in St. John's, Newfoundland, VLT gambling and the oil economy in Fort McMurray and cycles of colonization in Vancouver, stare the country deep in the heart and tell some truths.
Part one, 14th Floor, comes out of Blocks Recording Club in Toronto, and features Owen Pallett playing fiddle on the B side, and art by Hamilton's Matt McInnes. You can pick it up at Rotate This. Or order it from the Blue House (online).
Part two, My Father's House, comes out of Deranged Records in Vancouver and its release date is lucky October 13th. You are going to freak out.
The Black Gold Demo above is a sketch of a tune we are to record for Saved By Vinyl in Alberta, and it's recorded in movie form by Lenny Epstein just south of these words.
FORNOW
$100 recorded the full length album over the course of 13 hours at the Elder Schoolhouse with Rick White (Eric's Trip, Elevator) and Brian Taylor (Best Guy). "Forest of Tears" has the honor of being released on Blue Fog Recordings, and is in stores now. If you don't live in Canada you could order it through Sonic Unyon.
"No Great Leap" - about death's appeal and "Forest of Tears" and "Careless Love" above are off Forest of Tears. And below, some footage of us recording "Hell's A Place," crafted by Rick White.
WHAT'S PAST
"Hold It Together" is an EP. It was recorded in a night on the longest block in the city of Toronto, then mastered by Stew Crookes. It has the voice of a "pre-puberty II" Simone on it.
We recorded "Blaze of Glory," a cover of a song that our Godfathers, F^cked up commissioned. You can check them out here.
The lyrics are by Pink Eyes, not Simone. We think maybe it's about the religions of Hard Core Punk being insufficient. Isn't everything for the brow beaten youth of today?
The Pictures of us, yonder in the background are by Davida Nemeroff- thank you. And Thank you to Jimmy Limit and David Waldman for their photography also.
Great CD review on Exclaim Online 'Steeped in the heart of country music like few others, Toronto, ON's One Hundred Dollars foster provocative thought in socially conscious songs, striking the perfect balance between meaningful lyrics and musical purity...It's heady, wondrous stuff by one of the best young bands anywhere'
Nice review of Sappyfest on Exclaim Magazine '100 Dollars brought one of the festival's best sets with their eerie, heartfelt country tunes about broken workers, urban weirdos, juice and sage'
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